In the study employers who are members of management boards for various HVE programmes are interviewed. To reach employers who can contribute with experience from both initiatives for programmes and programme start-up, as well as ongoing education and its results in the form of graduated students, they have at least three years of experience in collaboration with education providers. Employers are a mix of both private and public employers, and they work with both private and public education providers. This variation is relevant because private and public organisations are governed and run based on different principles. The employers interviewed are in different parts of the country, both in smaller towns and in larger cities. This is relevant as different types of municipalities constitute different labour market contexts and have different local business climates.
Higher Vocational Education (HVE) was established in 2009. Since then, it has grown more significant with an increasingly important role for the Swedish labour market. As more and more employers collaborate locally with education providers to design and run HVE programmes, this state-funded post-secondary form of education has become and increasingly important source of skills supply.
In the study employers who are members of management boards for various HVE programmes are interviewed. To reach employers who can contribute with experience from both initiatives for programmes and programme start-up, as well as ongoing education and its results in the form of graduated students, they have at least three years of experience in collaboration with education providers. Employers are a mix of both private and public employers, and they work with both private and public education providers. This variation is relevant because private and public organisations are governed and run based on different principles. The employers interviewed are in different parts of the country, both in smaller towns and in larger cities. This is relevant as different types of municipalities constitute different labour market contexts and have different local business climates.